Bills for 'One Nation, One Election' introduced in Lok Sabha
The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 were introduced in the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2024.
Summary
The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 were introduced in the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2024 to give effect to the mechanism of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State/Union Territory Assemblies under the vision of 'One Nation, One Election'. The Bills follow the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, constituted on 2 September 2023, whose recommendations the Union Cabinet accepted on 18 September 2024. The committee recommended a two-phase approach, with elections to municipalities and panchayats synchronised within 100 days in the second phase. Simultaneous elections were held from 1951-52 until 1967.
Key facts
- Introduced
- 17 December 2024, Lok Sabha
- Bills
- Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024; Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
- Purpose
- Simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and State/UT Assemblies
- High-Level Committee
- Headed by Ram Nath Kovind; constituted 2 September 2023
- Cabinet acceptance
- 18 September 2024
- History
- Simultaneous elections held from 1951-52 to 1967
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Along with the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, which other Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2024 for simultaneous elections?
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Correct answer: B — Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
PIB (Parliamentary Affairs): the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 were introduced in the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2024.
Who headed the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections whose recommendations were accepted by the Union Cabinet on 18 September 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Ram Nath Kovind
PIB (Law and Justice): the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections was headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind; its recommendations were accepted by the Union Cabinet on 18 September 2024.
Under the High-Level Committee's phased approach to simultaneous elections, elections to municipalities and panchayats are to be synchronised with Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections within how many days?
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Correct answer: A — 100 days
PIB (Law and Justice): Phase 1 synchronises Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections; Phase 2 synchronises elections for municipalities and panchayats with them within 100 days.